Tag: Technology
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Microsoft Copilot Training: The AI Assistant Your People Don’t Know They Have
The AI Assistant Nobody Knew They Had There’s an AI assistant sitting inside your organisation’s Microsoft 365 licence right now, and a decent share of your people have no idea it exists. If you’ve been asked to look into Microsoft Copilot training, that fact is the best place to start, because it changes what kind…
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Microsoft 365 features to reduce overwhelm, provide clarity and foster collaboration
Ah, Microsoft. What do you think of first when you hear that name? Word? Powerpoint? Bill Gates? Well, let us make the case for why your first thought ought to be ‘productivity’. Many of us knowledge workers have been using Microsoft for so long that all of the new applications and features added to the…
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Productivity Apps Gallery
Technology is a fast-paced industry and the list of apps which exist to help you improve your productivity is ever-growing. That’s why we’ve put together a list of some of our tired & tested, favourite apps. Is your favourite on the list? Let us know in the comments! Task management apps Todoist – Think Productive…
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Top 5 Meetings Check-ins to combat Zoom Fatigue
Zoom or Teams fatigue. Are you feeling it? Despair no more, as this month I’ve pulled together my top 5 “meetings check-ins” for you.Over the last year I’ve been collecting check-in or icebreaker games and meeting energizers. These games not only help energize or quieten our brains, but also help us connect with each other, awaken…
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Can New Technology Help Eliminate the Productivity Gap?
Conversations around optimizing workplace productivity have always existed—the only real changes to the conversation are the solutions that business leaders consider to ameliorate the productivity gap. In the past, these solutions often had to do with individual performance (how each team member can operate more efficiently). But today, the conversation has shifted to also include…
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Top 10 Productivity Ninja Email Tips
Based on what we hear in our email training, knowledge workers spend, on average, around 3 hours in their inbox each day. Checking and composing emails is, without a question, a big portion of how we spend our days in the office, but the more time we spend in our inbox, the less time and…
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The Pomodoro technique
If you’ve attended our Productivity Training or have read the ‘How to be a Productivity Ninja‘ book, you will have heard of a time management technique, called the Pomodoro technique. Whether you’ve heard of it and could do with a reminder, or you’re a complete newbie – we’ve summarized some useful information on how the…
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Productivity Apps in Test: Declutter
A weapon-savvy Productivity Ninja uses tools and apps to boost their productivity. We talk about various tools in our time management training, but we know how overwhelming it can be to put together your toolkit, including choosing the perfect apps. That’s why we like to review various apps out there and this time, we’re looking…
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How We Unplugged and Rediscovered a 1970s Family Weekend – Part 2
Last week, in Part 1, we shared how more and more people in our time management training express how technology is affecting their lives and their wellbeing. We looked at how much we rely on our technology and specifically how much our children rely on technology for entertainment. We have decided to chance our family’s…
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How We Unplugged and Rediscovered a 1970s Family Weekend – Part 1
As Productivity Ninjas we often talk with people about how technology is impacting their productivity and wellbeing. Email’s overwhelming and distracting us; our mobiles have demolished previous precious boundaries between ‘on’ and ‘off duty’. People are looking for help, and in our time management workshops we share weapon-savvy and human-not-superhero inspired tactics to redress that balance.…
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Productivity & Technology – 5 Ways Technology Can Boost Your Productivity
According to recent research, 53% of employees are prepared to use technology to boost their own productivity at work. We often discuss the role of technology in the workplace in our time management training and although various platforms and apps can certainly help us be more productive, they also open up opportunities for more distraction.…
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Time to Switch Off – Technology and Mental Health
In our Time Management Training, we discuss the concept of “Psychology before Technology”. We appreciate that in today’s world, technology has affected most aspects of our lives and due to the nature of most jobs, it has also added lots of benefits to our lives. However, it’s important to acknowledge the impact it also has…
